Worms!!

**Catlady711** · 05-11-2007, 09:43 PM

Tapeworms are gotten in one of two ways...

Directly injesting a flea (the flea is an intermediate host)

OR

Eating rodents (which carry fleas)

Tapeworms can take about a month to show up in the stool or on the rear, so if you're seeing them now, then it was from about a month ago.

Tapeworms are extremely difficult to diagnose in a fecal exam, it is usually diagnosed when actual tapeworm segments are seen on the pet.

Cornell University

Centers For Disease Control (CDC) Tapeworm

Veterinary Partner-tapeworms

**momcat** · 05-12-2007, 12:41 PM

Poor sweet Mocha! Getting Mocha to your vet right away may have prevented a more serious problem with those nasty things. Prayers are being prayed that Mocha and Loki don't have any lasting side effects from this.

**jennielynn1970** · 05-12-2007, 03:59 PM

Ick!!! My mom and dad's cat, Squeaks, get them too. Even when he is on Revolution and it's not due to run out for a week, I think the potency goes down. He was a stray that adopted them a few years back, and he refuses to stay inside, so they just treat him with revolution and hope for the best. He is forever bringing them "gifts" of chippies, squirrels, moles, rabbits and mice. Normally he eats the mice, but he deposits the others on step before the main house door. My dad pats him and lets him know that he "done good" in the rodent department, lol.

**Catlady711** · 05-24-2007, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by jenn_librarian

Ick!!! My mom and dad's cat, Squeaks, get them too. Even when he is on Revolution and it's not due to run out for a week, I think the potency goes down. He was a stray that adopted them a few years back, and he refuses to stay inside, so they just treat him with revolution and hope for the best. He is forever bringing them "gifts" of chippies, squirrels, moles, rabbits and mice. Normally he eats the mice, but he deposits the others on step before the main house door. My dad pats him and lets him know that he "done good" in the rodent department, lol.

Revolution will only kill the fleas on your parents cat, not on the rodents the cat eats, that's why the cat is still getting tapeworms.

**Nobas Mom** · 08-04-2007, 02:41 AM

So my FIL asked me a question about tapeworm. Apparently his stepdaughter's cat has tapeworms. Their dog has helped himself to the litterbox a few times... *gross* and was wondering if the dog could have caught tapeworms too??? The dog has shown no signs of them, but if it takes a month to show up?????

**kittycats_delight** · 08-04-2007, 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by Nobas Mom

So my FIL asked me a question about tapeworm. Apparently his stepdaughter's cat has tapeworms. Their dog has helped himself to the litterbox a few times... *gross* and was wondering if the dog could have caught tapeworms too??? The dog has shown no signs of them, but if it takes a month to show up?????

It can take upto 30 days to see the segments in the feces. And most definately the dog could have them. The segments hold the eggs and the eggs when ingested causes the tape worm. 'Litter box breath' (doggies new name...this is my dog Artica's name too) will need to be treated as well.

**Medusa** · 08-04-2007, 07:35 AM

It happens. Both my RB Peeka and her bro Boo had them when I first got them. They were outdoor cats and their family didn't feed them. They wanted them to stay hungry so that they could catch mice.

It was easy to treat.

**Laura's Babies** · 08-04-2007, 07:38 AM

Chester gets them everytime we use Frontline on him so we have to stick with the Advantage. I always buy the large dog size and measure out the right amount for the kitties. Sure saves the $$$$$!